Picking a fresh spring color palette for your living room can be tricky, especially if you’ve fallen in love with a specific color or trend (we’re looking at you, copper) over the winter and don’t know how to mix things up with your existing decor. To really take your living room to the next level this spring, you’ll need a mix of complementary colors and some on-trend metallics for the finishing touch. The three color palettes below will not only bring your whole room together, but will give your space that grown-up, totally put together look that even us #lazygirls can get behind. Pro tip: If you’re looking for some expert advice on how to slay color palettes in your home year-round, make sure to check out our Color + Pattern For Interior Design Online Class (taught by Jamie Meares of Furbish Studio), and you’ll be decorating Pinterest-worthy rooms in no time.
Bring on the Pantone power this spring with a pretty blend of rose quartz and serenity blue. If you’re feeling bold, opt for a colorful sofa and accent it with soft pink and purple throw pillows and poufs. Add plenty of texture with copper wire baskets for storage, rose quartz bookends and a fun piece of wall art.
Lulu & Georgia Geary Lamp ($278), CB2 Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Print ($149), One Kings Lane S/2 Large Rose Quartz Bookends ($179), Sea & Asters Mini Block Planter & Succulent ($27), H&M Velvet Cushion Cover ($10), H&M Large Wire Basket ($25), Serena & Lily Moroccan Leather Pouf ($495), Lulu & Georgia Topaz Rug ($108+), Dot & Bo Royal Moment Sofa ($903)
RETRO ORANGE + MINT TONES
With an irresistible blend of cool silhouettes and stylish colors, this retro orange + mint palette is just the thing to perk up your living room. Get the look with a vintage-looking orange sofa, and cover it in mint pillows and throw blankets. Pick up a retro shag pillow, but keep the look fresh and modern with geometric accessories and a cool piece of typography art.
Lulu & Georgia Justina Blakeney Fable Pillow ($169+), CB2 Pomona Wood Taper Candle Holders ($8), 5by5 Collective “Hold Your Horses” Print ($74+), Dot & Bo Olson Sofa ($1399), H&M Patterned Cushion Cover ($6), Lulu & Georgia Grapefruit Oleander Candle ($42), Layla Grace Surya Tilda Mint Throw Blanket ($40), CB2 Marble-Rose Gold Pedastal Tables ($179+), Lulu & Georgia Scarlett Table Lamp ($198)
COOL BLUES + POPS OF YELLOW
If you’ll recall from art theory class, yellow and blue are complementary colors, which is just a fancy way of saying they look soooooo good together. Bring this sunshine hue indoors with a few yellow accents like throw pillows, vases and lamps. Then, keep the look balanced and modern with metallic side tables, a patterned rug and geometric vases and candles.
Lulu & Georgia Tess Table Lamp ($218), Target Threshold 2-Pack Herringbone Toss Pillows ($30), Clarke Collective Bud Vase Dandelion ($45), CB2 Archer Tea Light Candle Holder ($13), Lulu & Georgia Jaymes Throw ($133), CB2 Hexagon Side Table ($229), H&M Moss-Knit Cushion Cover ($25), Shiraleah Large Geo Vase ($40), Serena & Lily Zig Cotton Dhurrie Rug ($195+), Gilt Norwalk Sofa ($2200)
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